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ATHLETICS.Missouri, 3; Arkansas, 2.Missouri, 11; Arkansas, 3.In the first hard game of the season Missouri was the winner. Very early in the first game with Arkansas it became evident that the old habit of not allowing the other team to score had been discarded by the Tigers and for several innings it seemed that they had determined not to* do any scoring unless they could do it all. In the very first inning Hyatt for the visitors opened up with a single but the other men were down one, two, three and there was no damage done. The Tigers went down without a hit in that inning only one man getting to first on four balls. In the next inning Robbins, the first man up for the visitors, caught one of Hamiltons twisters in the side and trotted down to first base. An error and a hit brought'him home for the first run scored against the Tigers this season. With this discouragement there was nothing but a cipher in the Tiger column in their half of the inning. For the next two innings there was nothing doing in the scoring line on either side, but in the fifth a hit by Creel for the visitors, an error by Fawks and a wild throw by Newman gave another run against Missouri and the gloom settled down over the winning team that had been talked about. Missouri again in that inning went out without anything done in the scoring line. Even the Heavens wept at this disaster and the game was suspended for fifteen minutes.But very soon after the rain ceased there was a gleam of sunshine for the faithful who stayed to see change of fortune or defeat. The visitors went out in one, two, three order and the Tigers came to the bat with fire in their eyes as answer to the demand from the bleachers for some fire works from the Missouri corner. Wright was the first man up and he went out on an infield tap. Fawks came next to bat determined to make amends for the errors in the only way possible, namely by making the score bigger than that made by the opposing team. A single was the result of his effort, but the joy aroused by this drowned a few minutes later when he was forced out by a rap to the infield by Wilson. With two' outs and a man on first the outlook was not very promising, but Bigger came to the bat with the same determination that had marked the other faces - and there was still hope. With a mighty swing Bigger caught the ball and when it got back to the diamond the Tigers had scored their first run of the game and Bigger was camped on third base, rt was the first bit of exciting baseball of the season. Edy failed to get a hit and the game was not yet won. In the seventh the outs were one, two, three on both sides, and in the eighth only three men faced Hamilton. But when Missouri came to the bat the bleachers rose and the game began again to be interesting. In the fifth inning an error by Fawks and a wild throw by Newman had given the second run for the visitors. Newman was the first man up in this inning and landed on first with a clean Wright followed with an out, and then came Fawks, There are lots of games won by home runs in the ninth inning after two men are out, but usually they are won by the man who hit the ball, not on the dia-mand, but around the table where his friends are furnishing the refreshments and he the entertainment. But this is a true story. There were about half a dozen bad ones but they wouldn’t straighten out, in the right direction. Three balls and two strikes were the umpire’s records when the last one came floating across in about the right place. There has never been a prettier hit on Rollins field.. There have beenhome runs driven out to all parts of the field but this one went as straight to center as it could be driven. It was no scratch. It was simply over the heads of the fielders and driven so hard that it couldn’t be gotten back until after the bases had been encircled by the man wlm hit it. It was a perfect hit at the right time. It won the game. There may be erorrs on the official score card against Fawks and Newman showing that there was a score for the opposing team on account of their errors, but in the hearts of the rooters there is nothing but the memory of the two runs which their hits scored, enough to overcome the lead which their mistakes had given. It would be hard to imagine a more interesting situation in a ball game. The story of that game will be told when we who saw it are no longer at Missouri. It is a part of our history which is worth keeping.The next inning resulted only in three outs for the visitors and the game was over. In the last four innings only twelve men faced Hamilton.The score:• *lt;1002013004005016107008209x-032MissouriArkansas.Batteries—Hamilton and Bonfoey; Block and Reeves.Struck-out-by Hamilton, 11; by Block, 6.Second Game.The second game is as different from the first as a game could well be. It is remarkable chiefly for the errors that were made. Nine errors were chalked up against the visitors and Missouri had three. It was almost impossible to play a good game on such a field but some of the errors were inexcusable. The Missouri team fattened batting averages some, Bonfoey doing the most remarkable work. It is not often that a catcher is a strong man with the bat but there is certainly promise that Bonfoey will make a good hitter. If he gets able to hit the ball he will be the most valuable catcher that Missouri has ever had. In his back stop work he is now playing the game for all there is in it and if he could hit he would be it.Northcutt pitched his usual game, being steady at all times and not allowing the most trying circumstances to excite him.The score:Missouri ..Arkansas ..Batteries and Hyatt.12 3... 210 . . .. 0 0 0 •Northcutt and4 5 60 7 O'3 0 0Bonfoey;71—110—3BlackStruck-out—by Northcutt, 9; Black, 2.A large number of visitors came to Co lumbia especially for the dance, among them a number of members of the frater nifcy at other schools. Those coming in foi the dance were Mrs. Meade and Miss Su» face, Miss Alexander and Mr. Homer Feurt of Gallatin; Mrs. W. J. Edy and Miss Mary Brown, of De Soto; Miss Bertha Dorsey, oi Alton, Illinois; Miss Tabb, of Kansas City; Miss Schweieh, of Richmond; Miss Paxton, of Independence.; ' Miss Patty McDearmon, of St. Charles; Mr. Percy James, of Mexico; Mr. S. R. H. Robinson, Miss Robinson, andMessrs. Pickett, Kimmel, Kingsland, Hormerand O’Neil, of St. Louis, on the list of chaperons were Dr. and Mrs. Jones, Dr. and Mrs. Stewart, Judge and Mrs. Lawson, Prof. and Mrs. Defoe, Prof. and Mrs. A. G. Read, Prof. and Mrs. Starr, Mrs. Gartside, and Miss January.
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Columbia MSU Independent
Columbia, Missouri, US
Sat, Apr 29, 1905
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